How to use the quote environment inside a \framebox?

Question

Now I run into a problem with frameboxes. Why is the following not valid LaTeX code?

\framebox{
The following text was taken from:
\begin{quote}
Erik Pickles: How it will end
\end{quote}
}

I get the following error:

something's wrong -- maybe an missing item?

Answer 1

Framebox doesn't like have an environment inside it. You could consider using the framed package.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{framed}
\begin{document}
\begin{framed}
Here is text
\begin{quote}
Here is quote
\end{quote}
\end{framed}
\end{document

Answer 2

If you do not want to use a package as pointed out by Seamus you can use a minipage to do the trick.

\documentclass[11pt]{article} 
\begin{document}
  \framebox{%
   \begin{minipage}{6cm}
    The following text was taken from:
    \begin{quote}
    Erik Pickles: How it will end
    \end{quote}
   \end{minipage}
  }
\end{document}

Answer 3

With package varwidth you do not have to know the width of the box

\documentclass[11pt]{article} 
\usepackage{varwidth}
\begin{document}
  \framebox{%
   \begin{varwidth}{\textwidth}% the greatest possible line width
    The following text was taken from:
    \begin{quote}
    Erik Pickles: How it will end
    \end{quote}
   \end{varwidth}%
  }
\end{document}

Answer 4

If you don't need to have it break across pages you can use the following.

\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{adjustbox}
\begin{document}
    \begin{adjustbox}{minipage=\linewidth,fbox}
    The following text was taken from:
    \begin{quote}
    Erik Pickles: How it will end
    \end{quote}
    \end{adjustbox}
\end{document}

Otherwise use framed as Seamus suggested. Herbert's solution to use varwidth is also very good if you have not much text and want a tight frame around it.